Whether the Columbia River’s eulachon smelt run will make its way into the Sandy River is always a crap shoot, but this year’s run appears to have waited for spring break. A pulse of the tasty little ...

Smelt dippers gather along the Cowlitz River banks to try to net the small, silvery, fat-rich smelt. These fisheries draw large crowds, including families. (Photos by Terry Otto/for the Columbian) The ...

Dozens of fishermen from Oregon and Washington test their luck during a one-day chance for smelt dipping on the Cowlitz River on Tuesday afternoon. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Smelt dipping will ...

Smelt dipping was poor in the Cowlitz River Friday but good in the Grays River in western Wahkiakum County, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The agency reported that a fresh run of ...

Mar. 12—Anglers from across the Pacific Northwest took to the banks of the Cowlitz River on Wednesday, March 12, for the opening of the state's brief smelt dipping season. All it took was a few empty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 8—Smelt dippers will return to the banks of the Cowlitz River as the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife has ...

Dipnetters start to skim the Cowlitz River in Longview, Washington, for eulachon or Columbia smelt just after the 8 a.m. opening of the fishery on March 15, 2025. Thousands of Northwesterners were ...